Secondary Training - March

Inservice #5
(March 23, 2010)
Time: 3:15-5:15 pm

Agenda:

3:15-3:30 Welcome/Announcements/Questions

• 1st Annual Canyons District Film Festival
• Downloading Media from the NEW eMedia - go to http://www.uen.org/

• Zamzar great website to use to convert files.
• Document Camera - Software for capturing pictures and movie click here

3:30-4:30

Option 1 Class: Comic Life and Inspiration (Boardroom A)
For each application we will:

1. Review the program basics
2. Explore Templates - What is already there?
3. Show Classroom Examples/Ideas
4. Take time to create your own

Comic Life

• Step by Step Instruction Slideshow
• Download Comic Life
• Serial Number Name: Canyons School District
• Serial Number:

Secondary Examples:

• Bradfield Wiki
• Comic Life Wiki Resource
• Comic Life Gallery
• 

  Comic Life Samples.ppt
  

  • Details
  • Download
  • 3 MB

Where to find safe graphics for students to use:

• Classroom Clipart
• DiscoverySchool Clipart Gallery
• Pics4Learning
• Pioneer Online Library
• UEN Multimedia Resource List

Inspiration

• Inspiration Resources
• More Inspiration Resources

Option 2 Class: Applications in the Productivity Labs; Scratch, Tux Paint and Celestia

For each application we will quickly:

1. Review the program basics
2. Show Classroom Examples/Ideas
3. Take time to create your own

Scratch

1. Visual programming language developed at MIT.
2. Download
3. Getting Started
4. Galleries

TuxPaint

1. Drawing program similar to KidPix
2. Download
3. Documentation

Aviary

Online drawing, painting and audio tools.
Slow, but work.
Use as you would Photoshop, Illustrator, Audacity

Celestia

1. Space Simulation-Planetarium Software (Stellarium is another great planetarium software)
2. Download
3. Documentation

4:30-4:40 Break

4:40-5:15 Sharing Session (Boardroom A)